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[harmonize]

Do we have the GTA V remaster preorder lines to compare?

 

[Fiktion]

No. Pokémon is a handheld franchise and the developers have stated as such. A large part of Pokémon is the portability, and it's a large part of why it's so popular. To remove that to put it on a home console with no benefits other than "more power" would be a horrific decision, both in concept and business. Higher budget for less money? Nuts to that.

MMO.

 

[JoeM86]

MMO.

Also would not work. So much about Pokémon would have to change to make it viable.

A spin-off, sure, that's possible and I'd support it, but main games? No.

 

[EulaCapra]

Those pre-order bonuses are mighty tempting to line up for.

Most territories will be lucky to just even get a Mudkip keychain and a box of Hamburger Helper.

 

[Kintaro]

Somewhere, Leigh Alexander frowns.

 

[AngryKirby]

Actually most of the people standing in line were there for the Pokemon Center exclusive new 3DS. A friend of mine (who lives in Japan) said the line had over 200 people, all waiting to preorder the 3DS. Crazy I know!

 

[Jamix012]

I seriously wanna see the line-ups for FF15 come release day. It will be glorious.

Eh, will probably be in line with Smash 3DS' lines.

 

[HighResTomato]

Do we have the GTA V remaster preorder lines to compare?

Nothing compares to GTA.

 

[sixteen-bit]

That Pokemon thirst is real.

 

[Fularu]

I seriously wanna see the line-ups for FF15 come release day. It will be glorious.

Uh? I have a hard time believing FFXV will sell more than 500k first week, let alone reach those kind of queues.

 

[Forkball]

No? They can preorder the digital version here too, and it can be preordered online.

I really do think people here overblow the account issue.

I've seen people on this very board state that Nintendo doesn't even have an account system.

If they gave a lucha Pikachu plushie I would be first in line.

 

[cafemomo]

Uh? I have a hard time believing FFXV will sell more than 500k first week,

I'm bookmarking this

 

[Chris1964]

Actually most of the people standing in line were there for the Pokemon Center exclusive new 3DS. A friend of mine (who lives in Japan) said the line had over 200 people, all waiting to preorder the 3DS. Crazy I know!

That's the real reason.

 

[Seik]

Dat Pokemon effect.

 

[theprodigy]

Uh? I have a hard time believing FFXV will sell more than 500k first week

yeah I'm bookmarking this post too

 

[Nintendojitsu]

Somewhere, Leigh Alexander frowns.

When is she not frowning?

 

[TaiKH92]

To be fair, there are pre-order bonuses in Pokémon Centers. You can get the two figures, plus a poster and artbook exclusive to the Pokémon Center.

Gotta get 'em pre-order bonuses

 

[Dr. Feel Good]

Certainly no heat waves impacting these Pokecenters.

 

[JoeM86]

Actually most of the people standing in line were there for the Pokemon Center exclusive new 3DS. A friend of mine (who lives in Japan) said the line had over 200 people, all waiting to preorder the 3DS. Crazy I know!

They were there for both.

A friend was there and said there was well over 1,000 people. It was for pre-orders for both ORAS and the ORAS N3DSs. The N3DSs also come with a Groudon & Kyogre 3DS desktop theme.

Certainly no heat waves impacting these Pokecenters.

Nope, look at the photos, it's overcast.

 

[CHusson91]

Certainly no heat waves impacting these Pokecenters.

Heatwaves? I'd say it's pretty cold here now.

 

[AngryKirby]

They were there for both.

A friend was there and said there was well over 1,000 people. It was for pre-orders for both ORAS and the ORAS N3DSs. The N3DSs also come with a Groudon & Kyogre 3DS desktop theme.

Ah okay well there are plenty of Pokemon Centers in Japan and my friend isn't in Tokyo so I trust him when he says it's 200+ people for the new 3DS

 

[SweetDonuts]

Think of the streetpasses.

Seriously.

Pretty awesome pictures!

 

[JoeM86]

Heatwaves? I'd say it's pretty cold here now.

It's a reference to last year. In the week Pikmin 3 came out, there was a heat wave in Japan and it even caused Pokémon Centers to have next to no activity and they're always busy. I brought it up as a possibility as to part of why the game didn't sell as well as we had anticipated. People took it to mean I was blaming it solely on that and a meme was born

Good times

Ah okay well there are plenty of Pokemon Centers in Japan and my friend isn't in Tokyo so I trust him when he says it's 200+ people for the new 3DS

It's really impossible to say what people were there for unless they were polled and asked. Pre-orders for both opened up yesterday and logic dictates the queues are for both, and reports from the queues are mostly about ORAS itself.

 

[AngryKirby]

It's really impossible to say what people were there for unless they were polled and asked. Pre-orders for both opened up yesterday and logic dictates the queues are for both, and reports from the queues are mostly about ORAS itself.

Not unless there was a separate queue for the new 3DS I suspect the demand for it is insane

Also, could you direct me to the reports about the queues? I haven't seen any online yet (except for this topic and RTs here and there)

 

[Kouriozan]

All those streetpass *-*

 

[Koren]

While Nintendo still sucks with accounts and digital purchases, I would download day one over waiting in line like that.

Try to download a figure or a pokemon 3DS... I assure you, it's difficult ^_^

 

[Speedwagon]

I'd be all over the ORAS N3DS if it came stateside.

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

Uh? I have a hard time believing FFXV will sell more than 500k first week, let alone reach those kind of queues.

I have no words....